diff --git a/src/unix/fswatcher_inotify.cpp b/src/unix/fswatcher_inotify.cpp
index bc97f18a74..a5be172e5e 100644
--- a/src/unix/fswatcher_inotify.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/fswatcher_inotify.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ protected:
             if ( it2 == m_cookies.end() )
             {
                 int size = sizeof(inevt) + inevt.len;
-                inotify_event* e = (inotify_event*) operator new (size);
+                inotify_event* e = (inotify_event*)new char[size];
                 memcpy(e, &inevt, size);
 
                 wxInotifyCookies::value_type val(e->cookie, e);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ protected:
                 }
 
                 m_cookies.erase(it2);
-                delete &oldinevt;
+                delete[] (char*)&oldinevt;
             }
         }
         // every other kind of event